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timothyon Thursday September 19, 2013 @11:51AM
from the let's-see-your-invitation dept.

kylus writes "The Register is reporting that Oracle's new Java 7 update 40 release comes complete with a new 'Deployment Rule Set' capability which allows administrators to define which particular applets and Java Web Start applications ('Rich Internet Applications') are permitted to run on a given machine. Not a complete solution for the recent trend of Java hacks that have cropped up, but good news for enterprises that have to run this in their environment."Update: 09/19 20:08 GMT by U L: There's an introduction to deploying rule sets on the Java platform group weblog too.